It's safe to say that Wladimir would knock out his brother at this point.

Vitali looked "pathetic"? Ummm, yeah, sure! If by "pathetic" you mean winning every round against an undefeated contender who was in full survival mode from the opening bell.

Klitschko looked fine. He did what he had to do and made easy work of Johnson who was perfectly content with never trying to win or mount any kind of meaningful offense.

I do, however, agree that Wlad has surpassed Vitali.

I think Wlad has been the best heavyweight hands down since winning his rematch with Byrd. There was a time when Vitali would have beaten Wlad, but Vitali has been in decline since that point whereas Wlad has improved tremendously.

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At this point? I don't think so. Maybe back in 2003 that was the case, but not now.

Wlad knows how to survive in there. He also throws much sharper punches. Vitali does not commit to his punches the way he used to.

Wlad should be able to set the pace with his superior jab. Whenever Vitali gets in close, Wlad ties him up like an octopus and ultimately wears him down.

Of course, there could be a psychological "big brother" thing that comes into play, but I doubt it.

 

I agree with the spirit of what you're saying.

It's frustrating as a fan to have two dominant heavyweights who refuse to fight, regardless of circumstance.

The best thing for the division, right now, would be if Haye could somehow beat one of the brothers. Then the other brother could fight Haye for all the marbles.

 

I don't know, PH|LLA. I think you are both overratting Vitali and underrating Wlad at this point.

While Wlad has looked better and better, having fine-tunes his style under the guidance of Emanuel Steward, Vitali has began showing his age this year. He looked very uncomfortable at times in his fights with Gomez and especially Arreola.

Wlad is faster, stronger, and throws sharper punches. I don't think Vitali would be able to close the gap as easily as you think, and in the rare instances when he did, I do not believe he would be able to find too many openings as Wlad is a master at smoothering these days.

Again, there was a time when I would have picked Vitali to beat Wlad, but that time has passed.

Vitali's main advamtages over Wlad in the past were the intangibles. Toughness, courage, heart, and desire.

I don't Vitali could beat him, but unfortunately, we will never know.